OBK signs an agreement with Morocco organisation
Morocco‘s ambassador to Australia Wassane Zailachi visited the Chabad-run Charity ‘Our Big Kitchen’ was impressed by what she saw and strongly felt that charities in Morocco would benefit from a better understanding of the community work done in OBK.
Laya Slavin Co-founder of OBK told her that the first emissary sent by the Rebbe was to Morocco.
Hind Laidi established a Moroccan Charity named JOOD (Arabic for generosity and goodness toward others) and was nominated as the most suitable person to visit Sydney.
She is spending a week to fully experience OBK and its charitable work as well as sharing her achievements in Morocco
A historic agreement has been signed between JOOD & OBK presided over by the Moroccan Ambassador.
Rabbi Dovid Slavin founder of OBK, said: ‘This will facilitate the exchange of ideas for the betterment of all who turn to the charities for help”
The Ambassador spoke about ‘the very warm relationship the Jewish community has with Morocco’, and ‘how wonderful that this friendship can be nurtured in far of Sydney’
The event was attended by community members as well as staff of the Moroccan embassy.